ART. 65] DISCIPLINE. 435

the members of such regiment or separate organization; pro-
vided, that nothing therein shall be inconsistent with the consti-
tution or laws of this State or of the United States, or the rules
and regulations prescribed by the commander-in chief.

1896, ch. 89.

25. The force composed and organized as prescribed in this
article shall be considered in the actual military service of this
State and liable to be called into active service at any time for the
repression of disorder and for the protection of property in aid
of the civil authorities and the police of this State; and the
members thereof shall be subject to all such military rules and
regulations as are applicable to such bodies in time of peace;
and all military offenses, such as disobedience of orders, non-
attendance at drills, assemblies, parades, reviews or encampment,
or neglect or non-performance of such other duty as they may
lawfully be called on to perform, shall be considered, and they
are hereby declared to be offenses against the general police regu-
lations of the State, and shall be punished by fine or imprison-
ment as hereinafter provided; and in addition to such fine or
imprisonment as may be thus imposed, the offender may be
reprimanded or dishonorably discharged from the service by the
commander of the regiment or separate organization to which he
belongs.

Ibid.

26. Any enlisted man of said organizations committing any
of the offenses mentioned in section 25 of this article shall be
liable to and forfeit and pay the following fines and penalties,
viz: (a) for neglect or refusal to attend any assembly of his regi-
ment, battalion, company or separate organization ordered by the
respective commandants thereof, the sum of fifty cents for each
offense; (b) for every day of non-attendance at any encampment
or cruise ordered by the commander-in-chief, or by the com-
mandant of such regiment or battalion or separate organization,
the sum of fifty cents; (e) tor each and every offense provided for
in said section 25, the sum of one dollar; (d) every officer guilty of
any of the offenses or neglects above set forth shall be subject to a
fine of twice the amount which would be payable by an enlisted
man for the same offense; no excuse shall be valid for any of the